The Messiah!
Filled with awe, they consider their God. He has come to save their fellow servants. They cannot quite fathom the love God has for men that He would send His Son.They ponder the reality of a Savior. It is beyond them to understand, but they know. And they wait.
They know who the virgin is. Gabriel had appeared to Zechariah, then to Mary herself, delivering a message from God. The child she carries is known to them as well. Though He has not yet been born, they have known Him since their creation. He was before the day of their making. And they were about to witness His birth.
Can you feel it?
The excitement. The joy. The awe, the amazement, the wonder, the anticipation! This is the greatest work of God they have witnessed, and they have seen everything. Their understanding is incomplete, as His ways are not theirs. But they know. They know it is big. They know it will change the world.
They can hardly wait!
The man and his wife make their way slowly as the angels watch. Immortal, time is different for them than man, but they are bound by it nonetheless. They must wait with the rest of Creation for this wondrous event to take place.
They pulse with excitement.
The holiness of God has never been brighter. His plan has never been clearer. His majesty never greater. And yet, there He was. Being carried by His created. Not yet born, cared for by His creation.
Man did not yet understand. But he would. And when he did . . .
Until then, they had to wait. Watching. Anticipating the birth of the Christ.
It was almost more than they could take!
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